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proscribe

transitive verb proscribed, proscribing

  1. in ancient Rome, to publish the name of (a person) condemned to death, banishment, etc.
  2. to deprive of the protection of the law; outlaw
  3. to banish; exile
  4. to denounce or forbid the practice, use, etc. of; interdict

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See proscribe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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